Where does “capitale” come from?

capitale (Medieval Latin) comes from Latin capitālis, from Latin caput, from Proto-Italic kaput, from Proto-Indo-European káput, from Proto-Indo-European kap- — to seize, hold.

capitale (Medieval Latin): young cattle

Definitions

  1. young cattle

Ancestry of “capitale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincapitālisof the head or life
2Latincaputhead; headlike protuberance on an organ or body...
3Proto-Italickaputhead
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáputhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankap-to seize, hold

Words derived from “capitale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kap- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European káput →Every word from Proto-Italic kaput →